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Crime in OX28 6BL

How much crime is recorded in OX28 6BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Witney Central
Council
West Oxfordshire
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,725 (2024)
Crime

How safe is OX28 6BL

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX28 6BL area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
36.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

OX28 6BLNational
Violence and sexual offences31.423.6
Shoplifting26.68.4
Public order10.94.6
Burglary9.19.1
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Other theft4.24.5
Robbery1.71.4
Other crime1.71.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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